Some subscribers may be interested in a recent post "Over Sixty
Education Blogs " [Hake (2008)].
The abstract reads:
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ABSTRACT: The present post lists over sixty education blogs, an
expansion and correction of earlier posts "Thirty-two Education
Blogs" and "Over Fifty Education Blogs." I have also indicated a few
general references to internet usage and blogging. But do blogs and
blog lists contribute positively to the dissemination of useful
information? Responding to "Thirty-two Education Blogs," Anita
Pincas complained that few people have time to examine 32 blogs, that
keyword searches are not adequate for "finding just what we need,"
and that "semantic web developments may help." Problems in finding
just what we need have recently been addressed by physicist Michael
Nielsen, who argues that the internet offers us the first major
opportunity to create: (a) a collective *long-term* working memory
such as the physics preprint arXiv <http://arxiv.org/> to replace the
antiquated journal system, and (b) a collective *short-term* working
memory for the rapid collaborative development of ideas. Are blogs
and discussion lists harbingers of the latter?
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REFERENCES
Hake, R.R. 2008. "Over Sixty Education Blogs," AERA-L post of 27 Nov
2008 13:41:47 -0800; online on the OPEN! AERA-L archives at
<http://tinyurl.com/6c8ttj>.